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LanguageLine Solutions, the global leader in on-demand language access, has been named as one of the “UK’s Best Workplaces for Women (2021)”.

During the Covid pandemic, LanguageLine has resolutely continued to provide NHS organisations with the language services they need to support their patients. However, the circumstances of the past year have required a different approach; a requirement for language support which accommodates the interactions and movements allowable under Covid-19 restrictions whilst protecting the requirements of limited English speakers and staff. 

LanguageLine Solutions, the global leader in on-demand language access, has announced that it has been “Great Place to Work” certified, making it the only language-services company to receive the definitive “employer of choice” designation.

September 30 was christened “International Translation/Interpretation Day” by the United Nations in 1991. Since then, the date has been used to commemorate the role translators and interpreters play in connecting nations, as well as fostering peace, understanding, and development.

For nearly 40 years, we at LanguageLine Solutions have had a front-row seat to witness the miraculous work that linguists do each day. There is quite literally no sector of life that they don’t impact for the better.

We search the world over for the finest linguists to join our team of more than 17,000 interpreters and translators. We always say that LanguageLine is a communications company that is enabled by technology. We are human at our core, and our linguists are our heartbeat.

One of our brilliant interpreters, Christina Herold, reached out recently. She asked if our interpreters could say something to the public with whom they’ve been working so closely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Until recently, accessing an interpreter was typically done in one of two ways. Either an interpreter physically joined an onsite meeting, or individuals in the same location (like a doctor and a patient) would use their phone or a video conference to bring an interpreter into the conversation.

Today’s environment and the growing need for language support have some people perplexed. How can they incorporate an interpreter if all three parties (for example, the doctor, the patient, and the interpreter) are in three different locations? Is this even possible?

LanguageLine Solutions, the world’s largest provider of on-demand interpretation, is set to make a significant donation to Direct Relief, an organisation that provides personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers and NHS Charities Together in the UK.

LanguageLine Solution’s services – the services with which it supports you and the people that you in turn support every day, have been purposely designed with the very highest levels of business continuity built-in.

During a period in which there is an urgent need to distribute information about coronavirus (COVID-19), it is vital to remember the diverse cultural population of this UK. 

A natural question for healthcare providers, government agencies, and businesses would be, “What content should I prioritise having translated?”